Vaneck Global Defence ETF (ASX:DFND)
Australia · Delayed Price · Currency is AUD 39.00
-0.54 (-1.37%)
At close: Apr 20, 2026
27.49% (1Y)
| Assets | 311.20M |
| Expense Ratio | n/a |
| PE Ratio | 36.68 |
| Dividend (ttm) | 0.03 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.08% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Payout Frequency | n/a |
| Payout Ratio | 2.78% |
| 1-Year Return | +28.55% |
| Volume | 24,927 |
| Open | 39.50 |
| Previous Close | 39.54 |
| Day's Range | 39.00 - 39.51 |
| 52-Week Low | 29.84 |
| 52-Week High | 45.47 |
| Beta | n/a |
| Holdings | 10 |
| Inception Date | Sep 10, 2024 |
About DFND
DFND.AX was created on 2024-09-10 by VanEck. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on theme equity. DFND.AX gives investors exposure to a portfolio of listed global companies involved in the military or defence industries.
Asset Class Equity
Category Theme
Stock Exchange Australian Securities Exchange
Ticker Symbol DFND
Provider VanEck
Index Tracked MarketVector Global Defence Industry (AUD) Index - AUD - Benchmark TR Net
Performance
DFND had a total return of 28.55% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 52.19%.
Top Holdings
60.13% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| RTX Corporation | RTX | 7.71% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | PLTR | 7.68% |
| Thales S.A. | HO | 7.42% |
| Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd. | 012450 | 7.37% |
| Leonardo S.p.a. | LDO | 6.72% |
| Elbit Systems Ltd. | ESLT | 5.71% |
| Saab AB (publ) | SAAB.B | 5.27% |
| Curtiss-Wright Corporation | CW | 5.10% |
| Leidos Holdings, Inc. | LDOS | 3.85% |
| Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd | S63 | 3.30% |